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Is it wet from oil or Gas ? If it's gas make sure the carb vent line of the that carb is open. I had one that sprung a gas leak out the pilot jet air intake because the pressure inside the carb would not let the float lift and stop the gas flow. If you remove the air filter and run the bike a few minutes you will have a small gas "spring" out the top of the carb. Good luck

Hope this helps not sure what you really need.

Believe I'd put the bad cylinder at top dead center and install the compression tester hose ( assuming it has quick disconnect) and then hook up air compressor and see if the valves are leaking. You should be able to feel the air coming out the carb or the exhaust. Might need to adjust valves if the shims make it to tight , you can check the clearance with feeler gauges see the service manual for how. Or You might have bent valve which I had on an 88 Royale. You can replace the head in the bike. Good Luck

https://labs.trunkful.com/vrmanuals/index.cfm Try this link for thee manuals.

If someone installed a earlier aftermarket TCI on it might not have been set up for the Vacuum advance system to work and may have been disconnected/plugged. If memory is correct the early one were programed for the timing advance according to the RPMs.

Here is a note on Rotella T4 15W-40 oil for diesel. I've use it for quite awhile . I get it a SAM's club. Lots of different opinions out there. https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?140886-OIL-CHANGE-(89VR)-Rotella-T4-15W-40-STUNNING-RESULTS!!!&highlight=rotella

Sound like your TCI is OK. Backfire is most likely carbs. You might just run a tank or two of gas with about 1/2 can of Seafoam and ride it like you stole it. Make sure you use the correct type of oil for wet clutch, no friction fighters etc. otherwise clutch will start slipping under hard acceleration in 4 and 5 th gears.

Here is some good reading and information. https://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?109965-Get-her-up-on-the-stand&highlight=footrest I picked up an 83 a few years back. Due a compression check with some oil a lot of times the valve will need adjustment, and the diaphragms on the carbs may need replacement. When you replace the valve cover gaskets get some for a gen II bike they are a bit easer to install and fit fine. If it is slow turning over you will want a Gen II starter and clean the ground wire to motor connection ( front right corner of motor below battery) . May need a newer TCI from ignitech@ignitech.cz its now a plug and play, original is mounted under battery upside down. Wires from stator tend to leak oil on the left side. I found "rapid fix" good for the plastic repairs, the two component type, not the UV stuff. Welcome to the site and good luck with your new toy.

Saw this on craigslist and thought you might be interested. https://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/d/houston-1983-mk1-yamaha-venture-royale/6949255887.html

If your interested in a 83 parts bike for free you just have to come get it. Send me a PM. I live a little SW of Houston. I've robbed several things including some valve shims and the engine is out of the bike but most of it is still there. She was a burgundy /red bike. I'm still supporting and driving my 87.

When your testing the fuses if you have an old headlight use it on the load side of the fuses. Sometimes a VOM will show 12Volt but when you add a load the main fuse will not carry the load. Had a Goldwing that drove me nuts. Had 12Volt until I hit starter then went to zero. The other thing I would do ….. is make sure your in Neutral , put bike up on center stand, and connect jumper to starter terminal and touch the other end to the positive terminal monetarily . That will bypass kill switch, solenoid, fuses and starter button etc. Won't check the ground side. Should tell you if the starter is good. If you find the starter is bad then you should get a 4 brush starter off a 2nd gen makes a big difference. Good luck and welcome to the group

Don't know if the bike has been sitting up awhile but check the carb vent lines. IF they are not venting correctly the trapped air pressure will force the gas out the top of the primary jet air intake hole.

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http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?131720-I-don-t-think-this-is-supposed-to-happen&highlight=vent+hose Here is another article on that problem. You might still have a stuck float

The vents hoses are the 4 black hoses off the top of the carbs, you don't need to remove the carbs. Take the air box off and these are the four black hoses going toward the back of the bikes. They go over the frame and are open ended down in front of the rear tire. Hope that solves the problem.

Check to see if the carb vent lines are plugged. They can plug causing the air to get trapped in the float chamber and the float will not rise to close the fuel. Took a while to figure that out on an 88 I worked over a couple years ago. Has a nice little spring of gas spraying up on the top of the carb where the air should be going in. Good luck

Would be interested but weekend are pretty full till the end of April. Would be nice to see people again.

Sounds like you need to suck it up a do a good carb cleaning. Take your time and do one carb at a time make sure you have all the small ports open. There will be several that will disagree but you don't have to change out all the rubber parts if they are still in good shape. Take them apart slowly and pay attention to the springs that fall out around the sync screws. Work in a clean area so if things drop, fall or spring away you can find them. Most likely your pilot and main jets are plugged. Don't forget to wear your safety glasses when spraying the carb cleaner...

I would do a compression check. The valves maybe out of adjustment. IF your compression is low put a little oil in the cylinder and check again. If it get much better than the rings might be bad if not you may have valves out of adjustment our even a carbon buildup not letting them close correctly. I had some bad valves once on a 88 venture. I put the cylinder at bottom use screwdriver to check then put some air pressure on the cylinder thru the compression tester hose and listened for the air tither thru the carbs or the exhaust. Good luck

Might also look at the O-ring on the shift indicator ( white triangular piece,with wires going to it). Sometimes they also crack. Another question is how much oil are you running? 1/2 way up on the oil indicator window, is sufficient. Good luck

I put a 4 brush starter in my 87 and it made all the difference. Went from slow starts to fast turning aon that bike nd quick starts. Didn't do the wire upgrade on that bike. Don't forget to clean the ground connection to the block on the right front corner of the engine while you working on things. Good luck

Hopefully this will help check out your problems. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?81297-Testing-for-a-Battery-not-Charging Welcome to the group and good luck to you.

Glad it solved the problem.

Problem is the vent tubing off the carb is plugged and holding air pocket in the carb and forcing the gas to "spring" out the air inlet jet. Does not let the float rise and pressures the gas up and out. Had the same problem on an 85 I was working on about 3 month ago and drove me nuts. Found the hose was plugged. You could first check by removing the vent hose and see if that fixes the problem.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure at this point the ignition switch was replaced and they didn't give me the key for the gas tank and bags. So looks like I'll be seeing my local locksmith in the near future. Thanks for the responses.